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Education

Books are pictured at the Bache Martin School Library in Philadelphia
Kids
Philadelphia

Philly literacy program wants students reading at grade level by age 8. But it needs volunteers

Philly Reading Coaches is not letting the pandemic distract them from its academic mission. But it needs about 100 volunteers by January.

5 years ago

Audra Quisenberry, left, whispers in the ear of her classmate Logan Bowhay
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Technology

Long ignored, private online schools see golden opportunity in pandemic

Cyber charters get the most attention, but there’s a niche world of private online academies. Could they be having a moment?

5 years ago

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Universal Daroff Charter School Principal James Ruffin, left, and Assistant Principal Katie Hollenbach. (Devon Allen/Universal Daroff Charter School)
K-12
Philadelphia
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Despite non-renewal, one Philadelphia charter school remains hopeful

Administrators at Universal Daroff Charter School in West Philadelphia are appealing the decision by the city’s Board of Education to not renew its charter status.

5 years ago

Locust Walk on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
Economic Development
Higher Education

Local colleges see larger-than-average enrollment drops this fall

College enrollment fell nationally, with schools in Pa., NJ, and Delaware seeing larger-than-average dips.

5 years ago

FILE PHOTO: Penn State President Eric J. Barron, right, listens during a Penn State University Board of Trustees meeting on the campus of Penn State Harrisburg in Middletown, Pa., Friday, July 21, 2017. (Chris Knight / AP Photo)
Energy
Environment
Higher Education
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Penn State looking to grow its role as an ‘Energy University’

University President Eric Barron says he's looking forward to environmental issues getting more focus in Biden administration.

5 years ago

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K-12
Philadelphia

Philadelphia widens free internet eligibility for families with children in school

Philadelphia has expanded eligibility for PHLConnectED, its program to provide free internet access to families with school-age children.

5 years ago

Fresh crayons and markers await preschool students.
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Kids
Pennsylvania

Pa.’s free pre-K program provides a meaningful math and language boost, says new study

Those results were consistent across the state, in urban and rural areas alike. And they remained evident in the second half of kindergarten.

5 years ago

Pre-k teacher Monica Alvarez cleans and disinfects teaching tools as she prepares her classroom
K-12
Pennsylvania

Rural schools need help to make remote learning accessible to all

Countless children in small towns across are being robbed of their right to learn and develop, writes Edward Albert of the Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools.

5 years ago

Ashley Dawson (left) and her daughter Shana Dawson at their home in Aldan, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

As the gap between students and teachers of color widens in Pa., Black families demand change

More than a fifth of Pa.’s 500 school districts haven’t had a single teacher of color in at least seven years. Pa.'s student/teacher disparity is among the widest in the U.S.

5 years ago

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In a public meeting Wednesday, the 13 members of the Educational Nominating Panel voted to recommend nine candidates for the Board of Education to Mayor Jim Kenney. (Zoom screenshot)
K-12
Philadelphia
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Nine candidates recommended for three Philadelphia school board vacancies

Kenney will select three names from among the candidates. He has until Dec. 26 to request additional names from the committee, if needed.

5 years ago

School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly superintendent predicts — with ‘confidence’ — that public schools will reopen this school year

Hite added that a return to in-person learning is not contingent on teachers getting vaccinated.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney speaks during a news conference at City Hall in Philadelphia
K-12
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philadelphia teachers next for vaccine, after health care workers and nursing home residents

There have been 81,708 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Philadelphia, including 1,223 new cases recorded Tuesday, according to the health department.

5 years ago

A snow day in Brooklyn.
K-12
Philadelphia
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

No snow day for Philadelphia students, despite a storm and fond wishes

The district — which is not the only one taking a no snow day stance — is standing firm.

5 years ago

Classroom in North Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Public Health

The COVID vaccine is here — what does that mean for Pa. schools?

Here’s what we know and don’t know about vaccine distribution and Pennsylvania’s schools.

5 years ago

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School District of Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite
K-12
Philadelphia
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philadelphia superintendent receives ‘needs improvement’ rating in two areas

The Philadelphia Board of Education released its 2019-20 school year evaluation of Superintendent William Hite on Monday.

5 years ago

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